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These goats are medium size for goats, around 30 to 50 kg for females and 50–60 kg for males. They are solid colored, usually black or mahogany colored. The breed association, ACRIMUR ( Asociación Española de Criadores de la Cabra Murciano-Granadina , or Spanish Association of Breeders of the Murcia-Granada Goat) states that they refuse to ...
The Verata Goat is smaller than the average goat, and found in their homes in the Vera in the Caceres region of Spain. They are especially valued for their milk there. Their milk is used in cheese production. Currently, about 17000 Verata Goats inhabit Spain. Generally, these goats are found in herds of 100 to 150 goats.
Some landrace Spanish goats exist in their native territory of Spain but survive through the bloodlines brought to the New World. [1] Spanish goats are hardy and can thrive in difficult environments. Pure Spanish goats have been crossbred with imported goat breeds for cashmere and meat production. Most crossbred goats show a “superb hybrid ...
The precise ancestral heritage of the Lamancha goat is still unknown, though references to short-eared goats date back as far as records from ancient Persia. [3] [5] Goats from La Mancha, Spain, which are now known as Spanish Murciana, were first exhibited at the World's Fair in Paris [3] in 1904, labeled simply, "La Mancha, Cordoba, Spain."
The main milk-producing goat breed in Spain is a cross between the Murciana and the Granadina goat known as Murciano-granadina goat. [3] Only the latter is officially recognized by the Spanish government, [4] so Murciana goats are considered a variety of such breed. [3]
Goats produce about 2% of the world's total annual milk supply. [63] Dairy goats produce an average of 540 to 1,180 kg (1,200 to 2,600 lb) of milk during an average 284-day lactation. [64] The milk can contain between around 3.5% and 5% butterfat according to breed. [65] Goat milk is processed into products including cheese [66] and Dulce de ...
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